http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/1/ News and announcements about space and general science discoveries en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:03:01 -0400 info@air-space.us http://www.air-space.us/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Astronauts-decry-Obama-moon-decision-article4675.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Astronauts-decry-Obama-moon-decision-article4675.htm LONDON, March 13 (UPI) Former NASA astronauts who have been on moon missions told the BBC they are unhappy with U.S. President Barack Obamas decision to delay future such missions. Obama last month canceled NASAs Constellation Moon landings program, approved by former Presi .. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:44:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/People-wired-to-feel-bad-or-not-article4674.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/People-wired-to-feel-bad-or-not-article4674.htm BOSTON, March 12 (UPI) U.S. researchers say brain activity may help predict emotional resiliency. Study lead author Christine Hooker of Harvard University says activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex may be key to everyday emotional quot;bounce backquot; and suggests impr .. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:05:07 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-threatens-most-bird-species-article4673.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-threatens-most-bird-species-article4673.htm WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) Climate change poses a threat to 93 percent of Hawaiis bird species, said a report from ornithologists and environmental groups. Birds on Pacific and Caribbean islands are more susceptible to climate change because of their inability to move to new .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:01 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-threatens-most-bird-species-article4672.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-threatens-most-bird-species-article4672.htm WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) Climate change poses a threat to 93 percent of Hawaiis bird species, said a report from orthinologists and environmental groups. Birds on Pacific and Caribbean islands are more susceptible to climate change because of their inability to move to new .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:05:08 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Apple-posts-preorder-form-for-iPad-article4671.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Apple-posts-preorder-form-for-iPad-article4671.htm CUPERTINO, Calif., March 12 (UPI) The online Apple Store posted a preorder notice Friday for the iPad, the California technology firms entry into the digitalreader market. CNN reported the Apple Store presumably so technicians could prepare for the preorder offer w .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:44:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Space-artist-Robert-McCall-dead-at-90-article4670.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Space-artist-Robert-McCall-dead-at-90-article4670.htm SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 12 (UPI) Robert McCall, who created paintings for the U.S. space agency and a sixstory mural viewed by millions in Washington, died recently in Arizona, his wife said. McCall, 90, produced hundreds of vivid paintings of space exploration, but his m .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:34:55 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Space-artist-Robert-McCall-dead-at-90-article4669.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Space-artist-Robert-McCall-dead-at-90-article4669.htm SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 12 (UPI) Robert McCall, an artist whose paintings helped NASA promote its space mission, died of heart failure in Arizona, his wife Louise said. McCall, 90, created hundreds of vivid paintings of space exploration but his most famous work may be a ga .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:54:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Protein-defect-found-in-brain-disorders-article4668.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Protein-defect-found-in-brain-disorders-article4668.htm LONDON, Ontario, March 11 (UPI) Canadian researchers say they have found a diverse group of brain disorders thought to be unrelated are all linked to defective chromatin proteins. University of Western Ontario scientists said three disorders Rett syndrome, Cornelia de Lan .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:27 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Protein-defect-found-in-brain-disorders-article4667.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Protein-defect-found-in-brain-disorders-article4667.htm LONDON, Ontario, March 11 (UPI) Canadian researchers say they have found a diverse group of brain disorders thought to be unrelated are all linked to defective chromatin proteins. University of Western Ontario scientists said four disorders Rett syndrome, Cornelia de Lang .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:46 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-offers-zero-gravity-testing-flights-article4666.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-offers-zero-gravity-testing-flights-article4666.htm WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) NASA says it is offering opportunities to test emerging U.S. technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space. Space agency officials said to be eligible the technologies should have a potential use in fut .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:54:46 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cardiac-catheterization-revisions-urged-article4665.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cardiac-catheterization-revisions-urged-article4665.htm DURHAM, N.C., March 11 (UPI) Some U.S. cardiologists say it is time to revise the criteria used to select patients for cardiac catheterization. The Duke University Medical Center investigators, led by Dr. Manesh Patel, said their study determined the invasive procedure find .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Metal-ions-may-leak-from-some-hip-implants-article4664.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Metal-ions-may-leak-from-some-hip-implants-article4664.htm CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) Rush University Medical Center scientists in Chicago say theyve found high cobalt and chromium levels in offspring of moms with metalonmetal hip implants. The implants, in which both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of me .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-method-of-animal-lab-testing-proposed-article4663.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-method-of-animal-lab-testing-proposed-article4663.htm WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 11 (UPI) A Purdue University scientist says adding environmental variables to laboratory mouse testing would increase the accuracy of such experiments. Assistant Professor Joseph Garner says the traditional practice in animal testing has been stan .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:46 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Jury-is-out-on-emergency-vehicle-devices-article4662.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Jury-is-out-on-emergency-vehicle-devices-article4662.htm NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) Devices installed in emergency vehicles throughout the United States can be both beneficial in saving lives and distracting to drivers, workers say. The New York Times reported Wednesday paramedics and police officers appear split over the advantages .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:54 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Energy-unit-may-be-named-a-Rosenfeld-article4661.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Energy-unit-may-be-named-a-Rosenfeld-article4661.htm BERKELEY, Calif., March 11 (UPI) A U.S.led international group of scientists says it has proposed the name of physicist Arthur Rosenfeld be used for a unit of electricity savings. The 54 scientists from 26 institutions around the world propose using the name quot;Rosenfel .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:46 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Avoid-burn-out-with-marathon-mindset-article4660.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Avoid-burn-out-with-marathon-mindset-article4660.htm TEL AVIV, Israel, March 11 (UPI) quot;Control freaksquot; burn out faster than others, contrary to the popularly held notion they get the job done, Israeli scholars warn. Danit EinGar of Tel Aviv University and Yael Steinhart of Haifa University say multitasking control .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:44:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Govt-corruption--less-trust-in-people-article4659.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Govt-corruption--less-trust-in-people-article4659.htm ATLANTA, March 11 (UPI) People who live in states with more convictions for government corruption tend to trust people less, U.S. researchers suggest. Sean Richey, an assistant professor of political science at Georgia State University, studied arrests of government officials .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:34:54 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Nonheterosexuals-subject-to-cyberbullying-article4658.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Nonheterosexuals-subject-to-cyberbullying-article4658.htm AMES, Iowa, March 10 (UPI) One out of every two lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth are regular victims of cyberbullying, U.S. researchers said. The online survey involved 444 juniorhigh, highschool and college students between the ages of 1122 including 350 .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:34:54 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-dome-away-from-home-is-deconstructed-article4657.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-dome-away-from-home-is-deconstructed-article4657.htm WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) After more than 30 years of service, the iconic dome at the AmundsenScott South Pole Station has been deconstructed for possible display in a U.S. Navy museum. The National Science Foundation said the dome provided a platform for countless scientif .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:14:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/DNA-barcoding-tracks-small-insects-article4656.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/DNA-barcoding-tracks-small-insects-article4656.htm MINNEAPOLIS, March 10 (UPI) A U.S.led team of scientists says it has determined a technique called DNA barcoding provides a much faster way to study the spread and diet of insects. DNA barcoding involves the identification of species from a short DNA sequence. Using that tec .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-chemically-turn-CO2-into-CO-article4655.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-chemically-turn-CO2-into-CO-article4655.htm ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 10 (UPI) U.S. and British scientists say theyve developed a technique that chemically turns carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using visible light, such as sunlight. The achievement by researchers from the University of Michigan, led by Professor S .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:49 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Collider-to-shut-down-at-end-of-2011-article4654.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Collider-to-shut-down-at-end-of-2011-article4654.htm GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10 (UPI) The Large Hadron Collider is to be shut down at the end of 2011 for as long as a year to strengthen its magnets, officials in Geneva, Switzerland, said. The collider later this month is expected to reach a collision energy of 7 trillion vo .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:14:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-extends-Johnson-safety-contract-article4653.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-extends-Johnson-safety-contract-article4653.htm HOUSTON, March 9 (UPI) The U.S. space agency says it has extended a safety and mission services contract for work at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and other NASA facilities. The 60 million, oneyear contract extension with the Science Applications International Corp. c .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:51 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/More-dinosaur-extinction-evidence-offered-article4652.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/More-dinosaur-extinction-evidence-offered-article4652.htm WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9 (UPI) A U.S. scientist says hes found more evidence an asteroid that crashed into the Earth 65 million years ago ended the age of the dinosaurs. Purdue University Professor Jay Melosh refutes recent alternative hypotheses to the dinosaur extinc .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:24:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cooperation-kindness-is-contagious-article4651.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cooperation-kindness-is-contagious-article4651.htm SAN DIEGO, March 9 (UPI) Cooperative behavior is contagious and spreads from person to person to person just like negative behavior, U.S. researchers found. James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego, and Nicholas Christakis of the Harvard Medical School, coa .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:04:58 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-offers-communication-simulation-article4650.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-offers-communication-simulation-article4650.htm WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) NASA says it is now offering the public an interactive computer program that allows virtual explorers to experience many spacerelated simulations. The quot;Space Communication and Navigation,quot; or SCaN, simulation offers a virtual 3D experienc .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:14:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Move-over-tablets-here-comes-HP-article4649.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Move-over-tablets-here-comes-HP-article4649.htm PALO ALTO, Calif., March 9 (UPI) U.S. technology giant HewlettPackard said it would launch a digital reader that is slanted more toward a computer than the Apple iPad. quot;No watered down Internet, no sacrifices,quot; HewlettPackard vice president and chief technical of .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:14:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-longlasting-hand-sanitizer-developed-article4648.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-longlasting-hand-sanitizer-developed-article4648.htm ST. CHARLES, Ill., March 9 (UPI) An Illinois company says it has developed a longlasting, alcohol free hand sanitizer that protects against pathogens for a full day. Prefenz Botanicals of St. Charles, Ill., said its silicabased quot;Botanicals Hand Sanitizerquot; has the .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:44:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-glass-of-wine-may-help-keep-weight-down-article4647.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-glass-of-wine-may-help-keep-weight-down-article4647.htm BOSTON, March 9 (UPI) Women who are normal weight and consume no more than two drinks a day may gain less weight than those who do not drink, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Lu Wang of Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston and colleagues studied 19,220 U.S. women age 39 or older w .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:35:02 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cisco-Systems-touts-megarouter-article4646.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Cisco-Systems-touts-megarouter-article4646.htm SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 (UPI) U.S. technology giant Cisco ended weeks of speculation Tuesday with the announcement it had designed a new router system with vastly larger traffic capacity. Cisco Systems Inc. said its CDS3 Carrier Routing System had quot;12 times the traf .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:14:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-heatconducting-material-is-developed-article4645.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-heatconducting-material-is-developed-article4645.htm CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 9 (UPI) A U.S. research team says it has discovered a way of transforming polyethylene into a material that conducts heat as well as most metals. Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say most polymers are very good insulators for both heat .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-types-of-plastics-are-envisioned-article4644.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/New-types-of-plastics-are-envisioned-article4644.htm SAN JOSE, Calif., March 9 (UPI) U.S. scientists say a multiyear study involving polymers could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. IBM and Stanford University researchers said their findings might also lead to a new recycling proce .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:06 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Method-found-to-grow-unlimited-stem-cells-article4643.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Method-found-to-grow-unlimited-stem-cells-article4643.htm NEW YORK, March 9 (UPI) U.S. scientists say theyve devised a method that uses blood vessel cells to grow unlimited amounts of adult stem cells. In whats described as a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at W .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:54:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Depression-relational-uncertainty-linked-article4642.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Depression-relational-uncertainty-linked-article4642.htm CHAMPAIGN, Ill., March 9 (UPI) Those with more severe depressive symptoms report more relationship distress, U.S. researchers found. Twin sisters Leanne Knobloch of the University of Illinois and Lynne KnoblochFedders of The Family Institute at Northwestern University said .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:34:57 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/How-to-preserve-brain-function-article4641.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/How-to-preserve-brain-function-article4641.htm BOSTON, March 8 (UPI) There are ways to preserve executive function being able to make choices, plan, initiate action, inhibit impulses a U.S. newsletter advises. The Harvard Health Letter says executive function can be more important to functioning independently as one .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:24:50 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/How-to-preserve-brain-function-article4640.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/How-to-preserve-brain-function-article4640.htm BOSTON, March 8 (UPI) There are ways to preserve executive function being able to make choices, plan, initiating action, inhibit impulses a U.S. newsletter advises. The Harvard Health Letter says executive function can be more important to functioning independently as o .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:44:49 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Bottlefed-Infants-most-at-risk-from-BPA-article4639.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Bottlefed-Infants-most-at-risk-from-BPA-article4639.htm ZURICH, Switzerland, March 8 (UPI) A study by Swiss scientists shows infants have the highest estimated levels of bisphenol A, with exposure decreasing as they grow older. The researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich focused on exposure pathways f .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:34:56 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Musk-Oxen-decline-due-to-climate-change-article4638.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Musk-Oxen-decline-due-to-climate-change-article4638.htm STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 8 (UPI) U.S. scientists say theyve determined the sharp decline in Arctic musk oxen that began about 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate and not hunting. quot;This is the first study to use ancient musk oxen DNA collected from across the .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:24:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-urge-nanotechnology-vigilance-article4637.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-urge-nanotechnology-vigilance-article4637.htm CALGARY, Alberta, March 8 (UPI) A Canadian scientist says he and his colleagues have developed a way to measure nanomaterials in blood vessels. University of Calgary Professor David Cramb says his teams achievement means science is a step closer to helping solve a complex .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:24:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Genealogical-tourists-seek-link-to-family-article4636.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Genealogical-tourists-seek-link-to-family-article4636.htm CHAMPAIGN, Ill., March 5 (UPI) Genealogical tourism, visiting where greatgrandparents or grandparents once lived, is rapidly replacing days at the beach for vacation, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of Illinois in Champaign, led by Carla Santos, say thi .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:24:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Acupuncture-eases-breast-cancer-therapy-article4635.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Acupuncture-eases-breast-cancer-therapy-article4635.htm NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) U.S. researchers say acupuncture may relieve joint pain often accompanying breast cancer treatment. Researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and c .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:44:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Zoo-cruelty-charges-over-giraffe-death-article4634.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Zoo-cruelty-charges-over-giraffe-death-article4634.htm VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 5 (UPI) A Canadian zoo in British Columbia faces criminal charges of animal cruelty after a giraffe died while sedated for hoof surgery, officials said. The provincial Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals obtained a warrant to e .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:44:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-happy-life-is-filled-with-earnest-talks-article4633.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/A-happy-life-is-filled-with-earnest-talks-article4633.htm TUCSON, March 5 (UPI) A happy life is social and conversationally deep rather than solitary and superficial, U.S. researchers suggest. Psychological scientists Matthias R. Mehl, Shannon E. Holleran and C. Shelby Clark from the University of Arizona, along with Simine Vazire .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:44:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Dangerous-Arctic-Ocean-methane-leak-found-article4632.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Dangerous-Arctic-Ocean-methane-leak-found-article4632.htm FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4 (UPI) U.S.led scientists say part of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane has started leaking the gas into the Earths atmosphere. The international team of researchers warns the release of just a fraction of the meth .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:54:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Physicists-create-new-form-of-matter-article4631.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Physicists-create-new-form-of-matter-article4631.htm COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 4 (UPI) Physicists using a collider at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y., say they have created what in essence is a new form of matter. The international team of scientists from 54 institutions in 13 countries said the antihype .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:04:56 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-might-help-spread-malaria-article4630.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Climate-change-might-help-spread-malaria-article4630.htm ATLANTA, March 4 (UPI) U.S. and Dutch scientists say theyve found climate change is increasing the spread of malaria in some countries, along with migration and landuse changes. The researchers Luis Fernando Chaves of Emory University in Atlanta and Constantianus Koenraa .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:05:14 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientist-wants-to-produce-better-antennas-article4629.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientist-wants-to-produce-better-antennas-article4629.htm BOSTON, March 4 (UPI) A U.S. scientist, saying antenna technology hasnt kept pace with wireless advancements, is starting a project he says might transform communication devices. Northeastern University Professor Hossein Mosallaei says antenna technology has been lagging in .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:34:54 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Study-finds-weakness-in-security-system-article4628.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Study-finds-weakness-in-security-system-article4628.htm ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 4 (UPI) U.S. scientists say theyve discovered a weakness in the most common digital security algorithm used to protect media copyright and Internet communications. University of Michigan researchers said the RSA algorithm is used in media players, l .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:24:49 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-work-to-improve-Web-security-article4627.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/Scientists-work-to-improve-Web-security-article4627.htm CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4 (UPI) Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say they are developing a computer language that will produce flexible and dynamic Web security. Research scientist Lalana Kagal and her team members Fatih Turkmen and Matt Cherian said the sta .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-wins-the-Collier-Trophy-article4626.htm http://www.air-space.us/clari.tw.science+space/6/NASA-wins-the-Collier-Trophy-article4626.htm WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) The U.S. space agency says its International Space Station program has won the 2009 Collier Trophy, the top U.S. award in aviation. The National Aeronautic Association of the United States the oldest U.S. national aviation organization said its .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:47 -0500